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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015050182 · 5/22/2015 · Anchor Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Anchor Products, Inc.
Location
97 Main Street, FREDONIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16124
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A wooden pallet got stuck on a roller conveyor. The employee hooked a chain onto the pallet and the other end onto the mast of a forklift. As the employee hooked the chain onto the mast of the forklift, the forklift operator side shifted the forklift mast, causing the employee's finger to get pinched between the hook on the chain and the forklift mast. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation of his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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